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Emma's Off and Riding
 Emma is riding a two-wheeler already. She up and decided it was time last week. The bike Emma is currently riding was a Christmas present from my Dad in 2005. Last summer she rode it with the training wheel a little bit, but I think she was trying to figure out how to ride a bike by watching the other kids before she committed too much time doing it herself. That just seems to be how Emma operates. Intense observation before committing to action.
Apparently all her watching paid off. This spring she jumped on the bike and started riding like a wild woman. All summer she�s been flying up and down the block faster than I though possible on a bike with training wheels. She was a maniac. At times I was a concerned she was going to hurt herself.
Then one afternoon last week she told Heather that she wanted the training wheels off her bike. I guess she had watched her brother, a newly minted two-wheel rider, enough to be confident in taking the next step in her bike riding evolution. The training wheels came off.
After one trip down the block with Heather supporting her, Emma was off and riding like a pro. We still have to help her get started, but considering Emma�s track record for mastering new physical tasks, that shouldn�t take very long at all.
Oh, and thank goodness for skorts - skirts with shorts inside of them. I don't know how Emma would ride a bike otherwise.Labels: Family
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